7. Student Council – 01

When I opened my eyes, it was an unfamiliar ceiling.

No, on second thought, it was a fairly familiar ceiling. Because this was once the ceiling of the hospital room where Altina would come and go to take care of Jin.

“Woke up?”

“… jin.”

Looking to the side, Jin was sitting on the chair next to the bed she was lying on.

Probably, I don’t know, but I was sitting next to her and nursing her until she woke up.

“Anyway, making people worry.”

Seeing that Altina woke up safely, Jin sighed and placed his hand on her forehead.

“You, what are you doing!”

When his hand touched her forehead, Altina’s face instantly turned red.

Can not be done. hate. No, it’s not that I don’t like it, but I don’t like being close to him in this way in a place like this.

Besides, wasn’t she sweating all over her body while dueling with Erekaya until she lost consciousness? If he gets close to you like this and he smells sweat from you…

‘No! That’s absolutely not possible!’

When Altina shook her head and expressed her strong disapproval, Jin took her hand off her forehead with a puzzled expression.

“… Why are you doing this? During normal sparring, he kept his body in close contact.”

“Me, tight? I?”

“yes. This past month, when we were training together, I could have touched your body at least dozens of times, so why are you making a fuss now?”

“Oh, did you touch it?”

In fact, it’s even more strange that we practice swordsmanship together, but our bodies don’t collide.

Because the best way to subdue an opponent holding a sword is to check the person holding the sword.

And that fact, Altina herself, who has reached the level of Master, should know better.

By the way-

“… ah.”

“… ?”

Altina’s reaction was a bit strange. I didn’t know why, but for some reason I just stared into space with a blank face.

‘Hey, why are you doing this? Up until yesterday, when I was sparring, I was able to slam my body without hesitation. Why are you doing that now?’

– Okay. Rather, I think you’re more amazing because you don’t know why that woman is showing such a reaction.

‘… What?’

– I didn’t know. Well, it’s better for you not to know.

On the other hand, since Erekaya only talked about catching a cloud like this and didn’t give a proper answer, from Jin’s point of view, he couldn’t help but go mad and jump up and down.

Eventually, giving up on reading these women’s hearts, Jin sighed and opened his mouth to Altina.

“Are you feeling okay? And do you remember why you were lying here?”

At those words, Altina hardened her complexion and bowed her head.

“… yes. I’m lost.”

Before losing consciousness, I start to remember what the hell happened.

lost. I lost perfectly without even needing to add anything. There was no need to come up with any excuses, and it was not because of other external factors beyond our control.

The only reason she lost to Erekaya was because her skills were not up to Erekaya’s yet.

The duel between Erekaya and Altina ended with Altina’s defeat.

… That too, in front of Jin, who can be said to be her teacher.

At the last moment of the last, Altina failed to read Erekaya’s goal and lost unsightly.

“… There, Jin.”

“yes.”

“Could it be me… You weren’t disappointed, were you?”

“Disappointment?”

Disappointment? why? Jin and Altina themselves were well aware of the fact that Altina was not as good as Erekaya anyway, so where was there any place to be disappointed?

“Last month, you really helped me a lot. It’s like making ‘Echo of the Sky’, and it’s like letting me know about Erekaya’s habits and loopholes that I didn’t know about. If it wasn’t for you, I would never have driven Erekaya to that point.”

‘no… I haven’t really helped you in anything.’

In fact, ‘Echoes of the Sky’ was to patronize the technology that Altina would create on her own within a few years without Jin’s help, and Erekaya’s habits and loopholes at this point are the Erekaya living in his head. It was nothing more than information from

Even if he wants to show condescension or pretend to be proud, Jin really has no memory of doing anything to Altina. Jin had no conscience, but he wasn’t such a mean person.

“… and lost I knew everything about Kaya, and even made a move to counter Kaya, but I lost in the end. I mean, even though I used all the foul-up privileges I had, I ended up losing.”

Seeing Altina looking up at him with eyes like a dog that seemed uneasy somewhere and lost its owner, Jin sighed and smiled.

“What is disappointment? You did a good job.”

“… Did you do well?”

“Yeah, you did well. The person who shone the most on today’s stage was you, not Erekaya. And I am proud of you.”

tall.

At Jin’s words, Altina’s movements stopped momentarily.

“Erekhaya was clearly stronger than you. And you even drove Erekaya to the brink of defeat. It means that you have a chance to win, even for a moment, against an enemy who is superior in skill to you.”

“So you can be proud of yourself. And I’m proud of you too It’s as if you’ve crossed your limits with only your own strength.”

“…..”

At those words, Altina felt an unknown emotion fill her heart.

I was proud. And I was overjoyed. A word that is nothing from you, and sincere congratulations and thanks… makes my heart so warm

Actually, losing to Erekaya didn’t matter. It didn’t matter much that her skills were not up to her.

I only wanted to hear this compliment from you.

I just wanted to hear that you did well.

from you… I just wanted to hear that you are proud to be a disciple.

that’s why i’m happy Even when she reached the level of Master, even when she was convinced that she could surpass Erekaya, she was not as happy as this.

yes. Anything else… There was no need. I didn’t need anything.

For Altina von Rudel Serias, this alone was enough.

Because only for this, Altina had been swinging her sword so hard for the past month.

“… jin.”

“Yes why.”

“thanks.”

Really, thank you.

“what?”

“Just, everything.”

From being my poor teacher to being by my side like this right now.

All.

thanks.

****

After Jin left the hospital room, the person who came to Altina was none other than Claire.

“Altina, are you feeling better?”

At Claire, who said that while looking at her with a rather worried look, Altina smiled and replied.

“Actually, it’s not that bad. Above all, compared to Erekaya, this level of scar is nothing.”

Ironically, Erekaya was the winner of this duel, but in terms of the extent of her injuries, she was far more seriously injured than Altina.

Altina only suffered internal injuries from the recoil of her technique, but Erekaya was seriously injured by her ‘Echo from the Sky’.

“Anyway, you and Kayana are too reckless. No matter how important this duel evaluation is, it is only a test. How did you fight to the death to the extent of damaging your own body?”

At Claire who said that, Altina could only smile awkwardly.

In fact, she wasn’t even interested in the duel evaluation or score, and I couldn’t say that she was really interested in something else.

“Well, it’s true that I was reckless, but am I still better than him?”

“He? who?”

“I mean Jin.”

Altina deliberately let out a sigh and continued talking in a way that was absurd.

“No matter how you think about it, what he did in today’s duel went too far.”

“… Did you miss it?”

“yes. I also think that Hugo Bright is a buggy guy, and considering what he usually talks about gin, it’s cheap to suffer like that. But the problem is that today’s duel was not held in a secret place, but in public.”

Altina felt like her head hurt when she thought of the duel between Jin and Hugo today.

In Nineveh, where the majority of aristocratic students were already, he was not getting along well, and he wasn’t that kind of a person either, so except for Altina and Claire, he was living a life without any friends.

However, through this duel, he even showed the image of trampling on Hugo to the point of cruelty, so no one may come close to Jin in the future.

“In Nineveh, it is very important not only to learn academics, but also to build relationships with others. That kind of intangible asset will be of great help to you later without knowing it. You don’t even get along well with other people, and you run into accidents like that… .”

“Um, Altina. Actually, I don’t think this situation is bad.”

“… what, what?”

However, Claire’s reaction was a little different from what Altina expected.

“do you know this? The other girls in my class have been showing interest in Jin lately? I don’t know why either, but it seems that strange rumors have been circulating about Jin somewhere.”

“… A strange rumor?”

“You didn’t know much recently because you only lived in Jin and the gymnasium, but Jin is actually a collateral of some great family, or a hidden blood relative of some duke. Some kind of nonsensical rumor was spreading among the kids.”

Saying that, Claire shrugged her shoulders. As if he had no interest in such nonsense.

“So the other girls were putting their heads together and researching how to talk to Jin and how to get close. Maybe, if the rumors are true, you can build a network with the hidden children of a great family.”

food.

Saying that, Claire twisted the corner of her mouth. It was a laugh that was so different from the usual Claire, that Altina flinched without realizing it.

“So I really like this situation. That Jean completely trampled on Hugo, and that today’s duel will make others distance themselves from Jin.”

And the fact that the women who were going to tail him to get close to him will disappear.

“I like the way I am now. You and I are the only two by Jin’s side right now, right?”

I don’t need or want up to three. It was because I was thinking that Altina in front of me was actually a bit too heavy.

So Claire really likes the current situation and seems satisfied.

He doesn’t need other friends, other connections, or other women.

Because he is by his side right now.

Claire Delphine Mascarena doesn’t really want Jean to have another ‘friend’.